Lake Garda

Well just after getting back from Australia, we were invite to spend a weekend with Alberto, Angelica, Vali and Pablo at their holiday home. Perfect weather, and it is a remarkable lake, surrounded by properties, town after town, yet the lake is so big, it never seems busy, and always seems to have a mist over the lake, hiding the shape of the otherside. There was a regatta on that weekend, and we went out in their tinny to watch it, sadly there was little wind and we did not get the see the boats in full flight, as they really can go, sort of large skiffs, with outrigger style trapeezers to sit on, which then contract when not in use, putting more weight to the otherside. We had 8 people in a 5 man tinny, thankfully as the coast guard went by 5 of us were in the water, so l was ready to explain that we, had swam out and were not with the boat, but they never seemed too concerned, probably because there was no wind. Apparently tens of people die each year in the lake, mainly tourists, as  like the SSMinnow the weather can change very quickly, and you can get tossed. Very popular with the Germans, as is many parts of Italy. So we had a BBQ, and swam in the lake, the boys went fishing, and played volleyball. The perfect place to relax and exercise, something we find hard in Bologna. The next morning, l woke and watched the Eagles play North melb on the computer, with nearly a 100 point win, so it made the trip even better. Next year l am going to spend the whole finals at Lake Garda.